Primary

Primary Election results affecting land use/transit

While Portland Transport didn’t cover the primary election, there were some issues and offices with a direct impact on transit/land use: All election returns are unofficial at the time of this writing, but the races have been called by local media:

An attempt by conservative activists to install two more conservatives on the Clackamas County Commission (after electing two conservatives in 2012 on an anti-density platform) failed, as incumbents Paul Savas and Jim Bernard both win re-election. (Speaking of conservative Clackamas County commissioners, Tootie Smith wins the GOP primary election for the Fifth Congressional District, and will face Democratic incumbent Kurt Schrader in the fall).

In the city of Damascus, there will be a run-off election between two competing comprehensive plans, neither garnering a majority.

In Washington County, three incumbent commissioners defeat a slate of pro-environmentalist challengers, including former congresswoman Elizabeth Furse.

Metro President Tom Hughes, and councilors Carlotta Collette, Kathryn Harrington and Shirley Craddick all win re-election, the latter three running unopposed. This will be Hughes’ and Harrington’s final term due to term limits.